BURNED BODY OF A CHILD FOUND

By JOHN T. McQUISTON

Published: January 25, 1988

The badly burned body of a child, possibly 4 years old, was found in a plastic bag in a vacant lot in Harlem by a passer-by yesterday morning, the police said.

The remains of the child were discovered by a pedestrian walking by the lot, next to a building at 61 East 117th Street, according to Sgt. Raymond O'Donnell, a police spokesman.

Ellen Borakow, a spokeswoman for the city's Medical Examiner, said the body was ''burnt beyond recognition.''

''They have no idea what sex it is,'' she said, but judging from its size, she said the child, who was black, could be about 4 years old. Data on Missing Children Sought

The police said they were awaiting further details from the Medical Examiner before trying to match the body with information on missing children.

The police said that no children had been reported missing in the neighborhood where the body was found.

In two separate, incidents, the police said the bodies of two newborn infants were discovered over the weekend, one in Harlem and one on the Lower East Side.

At 3:10 P.M. yesterday, the partially clothed body of a newborn baby girl was found dead in a plastic bag by two workers clearing an alley behind 3663 Broadway, between West 151st and West 152d Street, Sergeant O'Donnell said.

On Saturday, the body of a newborn baby boy was found in a trash compactor in the basement of an apartment building at 226 East Broadway on the Lower East Side, the police said.

Autopsies are scheduled for today on both newborn infants and the 4-year-old child, the police said.